Definitions

Stereotypes: A fixed belief held by many people that oversimplifies a person

Counter-types: Also known as a positive stereotype it is where the good qualities are oversimplified in someone

Misrepresentation: Giving incorrect information on the nature of something

 Selective representation: When one group is represented more than others

Dominant ideology: Is the ideas and beliefs shared by the majority. With the phrase “the dominant ideology is the ideology of the dominant class.

Constructed reality: As people the way we display our selves is molded by our life experiences and interactions with other people.

Ownership of an area by one specific state or power

Audience positioning: Techniques used to get the audience to understand the ideology of the piece

Fluidity of identity: Though identity has roots in gender and family but it is overall formed by interactions and can change at any point in your life

Constructed identity: The creation or forming of ones beliefs, attitude and ideas by cultural systems and the persons actions

Negotiated identity: The action of changing or altering of ones identity by cultural systems and personal actions

Collective identity: The social and cultural groups that one claims they are part of or act with.

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